Screening Program of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports in College Athletes

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports

Treatments: Behavioral: Nutrition education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05390346

201902254A3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hope that through this study will know the prevalence of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) and its impact on sports injuries, performance and illness among college athletes in Taiwan. And also to find an appropriate diagnosis and intervention model to take care of athletes' health and improve sports performance Taiwan's athletes in the future.

Full description

This project is divided into 3 steps for a period of two years. The first step (0-6 months) is expected to recruit a total of 100 college athletes from Taekwondo, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, and long-distance runners for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) screening. The second step (7-18 months) is targeted at athletes who have been screened for potential RED-S risk (the number is tentatively 30) in the first step.

The diagnostic tools refer to the clinical assessment of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool (RED-S CAT). The third stage (19-21 months) is intervention programs targeted at the athletes who are diagnosed with RED-S (the number is tentatively 20) at 2nd step. The intervention programs consist of nutrition monitoring and diet intervention. The investigators hope that through this study will know the prevalence of RED-S and its impact on sports injuries, performance and illness among college athletes in Taiwan. And also to find an appropriate diagnosis and intervention model to take care of athletes' health and improve sports performance Taiwan's athletes in the future.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (1) agree to participant this study and sign the Informed Consent Form
• (2) college athletes in National Taiwan Sport University
• (3) over the age of 18

Exclusion criteria

• (1) disagree to participant or unwilling to cooperate with the screening, intervention and tracking of this study
• (2) diabetes
• (3) thyroid disease
• (4) hereditary anemia
• (5) pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

college athletes

Experimental group

Description:

Screening Program of RED-S in College Athletes and Establish Diagnosis and Intervention Model

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nutrition education